Our Marathon team is raising funds to help homeless children and parents build better futures. For veteran runner Kip Sanford, his 11th time’s the charm. Read Why Kip Runs.
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Immigrant Families Face Cold, Streets
We’re tackling the needs of newly arriving immigrant and refugee families with 24/7 care and support. Here are our successful approaches and proven solutions.
From Disaster to Stability in Seven Months
A young family survived a devastating fire only to find themselves on the streets. FamilyAid’s assistance provided shelter and a path toward stability.
Prevention work holds family homelessness at bay
Prevention work holds family homelessness at bayKeeping families in their homes is at the core of FamilyAid’s homelessness prevention program. Learn how FamilyAid’s helps families avoid the [...]
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Winter Walk – February 12
Keeping Kids from the ColdBoston’s annual Winter Walk event participants literally walk the walk to recognize the plight of homeless families. Read how you can join FamilyAid [...]
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Pulled back from the edge
Four young sisters and their mom found themselves on the brink of homelessness.Learn how FamilyAid stepped in and restored their physical, emotional and financial well-being. For 12-year-old [...]
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Change a Life for the Better Today
Did you know that housing is only a part of the solution to family homelessness? The key to addressing Boston’s growing humanitarian crisis is to meet the moment when families find themselves at life’s crossroads and help them on the path to survival and ultimately, success. For more than 100 years, FamilyAid has been there for children and their parents at their most critical moments, providing the vital assistance that impacts generations.
We Meet a Moment of Crisis Again
FamilyAid was established over a century ago in response to a decline in the U.S. economy, massive migration to Boston by families fleeing vulnerability elsewhere, and the effects and aftereffects of a devastating worldwide pandemic. If that sounds familiar, it’s for good reason. Despite steady technological progress that would have seemed unthinkable 100 years ago and advances in science that save millions of lives each year, the same three issues face Boston today.
How to Start Your Life Anew
Cherished childhood memories, particularly those of the holiday season, often involve newness. New toys. New clothes. A festive new tree in the corner of the living room. And ringing in the New Year. For three young Boston sisters – Ellie, 12; Sally, 8; and Allie, 7 – future reminiscences of 2022 will indeed center around newness.
Baker Champions Plan for Homeless Children
Later this week, Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker will kick off a 4-year, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-funded community-building plan to improve services for Boston’s homeless children. Baker will […]